Tea and crumpets and murder...Location scout and Jane Austen aficionado, Kate Sharp, is thrilled when the company she works for lands the job of finding locations for a new film adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, but then her boss, Kevin, fails to return from a scouting trip to England. Afraid that Kevin has slipped back into some destructive personal habits he struggles with, Kate travels to England to salvage Kevin’s and the company’s reputation before w...

In a world obsessed with the virtual, tangible things are once again making history. Tangible Things invites readers to look closely at the things around them, ordinary things like the food on their plate and extraordinary things like the transit of planets across the sky. It argues that almost any material thing, when examined closely, can be a link between present and past. The authors of this book pulled an astonishing array of materials out of storage--from a pencil manufactur...

Fifteen highly original and darkly unsettling supernatural stories, performed by some of Britain's finest actresses'This is what we know about The Hotel. It is bigger on the inside than on the outside. Do not go into Room 63. Doors and windows do not stay in the same places. The Hotel listens when you speak. The Hotel watches... We'll be at The Hotel soon.'A place of myths, rumours and secrets, The Hotel looms over the dark Fens, tall and grey in i...

Cordelia and Isaac set out to solve a monstrous mystery at the Central Park Zoo in this exciting third installment of the “sweet and silly” (Booklist) Squirlish series perfect for fans of Sophie Mouse and Critter Club!Cordelia is a human girl raised by squirrels in Central Park and well-known among the park’s other critters. When she gets an urgent message summoning her to the Central Park Zoo, Cordelia learns from the sea lions that a monster has been roa...

Your life has a unique design or blueprint, that God Himself created exclusively for you. You can choose between following your own plans or surrendering to the construction God wants to build out of your life. If you learn to be grounded on the rock, your life will be a solid construction that never wavers. Reading this book, you will find that God’s design for your life is much greater than the best design a human being could possibly come up with. You will learn to restore every room in...

Unlock the more straightforward side of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carré, the fifth novel featuring the celebrated spymaster George Smiley. In this instalment, Smiley comes out of retirement at the behest of his former colleague Peter Guillam in order to track down a Soviet mole at the heart of the British Intelligence Service. Set against the backdrop of ...

A dazzlingly inventive and acclaimed novel set in a Stockholm psychiatric hospital - by one of Sweden's most exciting literary talents"I'll put my head in the oven so you know where I am," he whispers, kissing her neck.Jim - charming, captivating, much loved by his women friends - has attempted suicide several times. Over his period of incarceration at the Beckomberga hospital for the mentally unstable, he voices his determination to succeed. Some day soon,...

Shawna is left along with her boyfriend's extremely handsome father--Damien.Damien knows he shouldn't even try to touch the off limits girl sitting on his couch in the short skirt...but he doesn't know how long he can hold out for.

From the hosts of the hit podcast The Gritty Nurse, stories of the challenges, heartbreak and humour of life on the front lineOne of the enduring lessons of the pandemic has been the pivotal role that nursing plays in health care—vital work that isn’t widely understood or, sadly, appreciated. Sara Fung and Amie Archibald-Varley started the wildly popular The Gritty Nurse podcast to give voice to nurses all over the world, including more than 400,0...

Ballbusting, Laughing is a consent first guide for adults who want to explore teasing, playful humiliation, and groin focused impact in a calm, ethical, and private way.This book is not about shock or extremes. It is about trust, timing, and shared amusement. It teaches how to move from curiosity to conversation, from conversation to consent, and from consent to short, safe, clothing on scenes that prioritize communication and aftercare.Readers will learn how to approach th...

Unlock the more straightforward side of Good Omens with this concise and insightful summary and analysis!This engaging summary presents an analysis of Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. The novel follows two unlikely friends, the demon Crowley and the angel Aziraphale, as they attempt to avert an imminent nuclear Armageddon. They are joined by a memorable cast of characters, including the Four Horsepersons of the Apocalypse, who style themselves as a biking gang, Anathema Devic...

Meeting an anonymous client late on a sizzling summer night is asking for trouble. But trouble is Chicago private eye V. I. Warshawski's specialty. Her client says he's the prominent banker John Thayer. Turns out he's not. He says his son's girlfriend, Anita Hill, is missing. Turns out that's not her real name.V. I.'s search turns up someone soon enough—the real John Thayer's son, and he's dead. Who's V. I.'s client? Why has she been set up and sent out on a wild-goose chase? By th...